小指
Chinese
small; tiny; few small; tiny; few; young |
finger; to point; to direct finger; to point; to direct; to indicate | ||
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trad. (小指) | 小 | 指 | |
simp. #(小指) | 小 | 指 |
Pronunciation
Synonyms
- (little finger):
Dialectal synonyms of 小指 (“little finger”) [map]
Japanese
Etymology 1
Kanji in this term | |
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小 | 指 |
こ Grade: 1 |
ゆび Grade: 3 |
kun’yomi |
小 (ko, “little”) + 指 (yubi, “finger”) (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Derived terms
- 足の小指 (ashi no koyubi): little toe
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɕo̞ːɕi]
See also
- 親指 (oyayubi)
- 人差し指 (hitosashiyubi)
- 中指 (nakayubi)
- 薬指 (kusuriyubi)
References
- Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
- Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- “手”, in 日本大百科全書:ニッポニカ (Nippon Dai Hyakka Zensho: Nipponica, “Encyclopedia Nipponica”) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 1984
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